As construction activities gain pace in the country, demand is likely to grow for high-productivity equipment, though traditional machines will also maintain their space. Equipment like excavators, motor graders, wheel loaders, paving machinery, etc.

The Cabinet has approved the proposal for Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I along with other programs on October 24, 2017, which involves national highway development of around 83,000 km (including Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase-I is 24,800 km) by FY2022.

The Institution of Engineers (India), Tamil Nadu State Center (IE (I) – TNSC) recently organised a glittering two-day national seminar on the “Use of Admixtures and Construction Chemicals in Current Construction Industry” at Chepauk in Chennai.

Larsen & Toubro in JV with Sojitz India has bagged contract from DFCCIL to lay and electrify rail and install signaling and communications equipment along 125 km of the line from Dadri to Rewari in Haryana. The work is likely to commence in March 2017 and be completed by 2020.

The state government plans to add 300 MW to the installed power generation capacity of the state in the next three years. The 60 MW Pallivasal extension scheme and the 40 MW Thottiyar hydel scheme will be completed in the next three years.